Health and Nutrition of Vermillion, KS Residents

Diet Behavior & Nutrition

Forty seven percent of Vermillion residents report that their diet is generally healthy. People here have milk to drink or on their cereal 20 times per month. This includes chocolate and other flavored milks, as well as hot cocoa made with milk, and does not count small amounts of milk added to coffee or tea. People living here eat an average of three meals (breakfasts, lunches or dinners) per week that were prepared away from home in places such as restaurants, fast food places, food stands, grocery stores or from vending machines. They get one of these meals from a fast-food or pizza place. People here eat two "ready to eat" foods such as salads, soups, chicken, sandwiches and cooked vegetables per month.

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Oral Health

The average Vermillion resident last visited a dentist two years ago (including all types of dentists, such as, orthodontists, oral surgeons, and all other dental specialists, as well as dental hygienists). Ten percent of people living here 30 years of age and older, are embarrassed because of their teeth, mouth or dentures. Fourteen percent think they might have gum disease (might have swollen gums, receding gums, sore or infected gums or loose teeth). Vermillion residents rate the overall health of their teeth and gums on average at 47 percent. People living here aged 30 years and older, aside from brushing their teeth with toothbrush, use dental floss or any other device that clean between teeth on average two days per week. They also use mouthwash or other dental rinse products to treat dental disease or dental problems an average of four days per week. The average person living here (including children) has 23 teeth.

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Weight

The average height of Vermillion residents 16 years and older is 62 inches. The average weight is 169 pounds. Their average BMI (Body Mass Index) is 28. Thirty seven percent of people living here are obese. Forty eight percent have ever been obese. Thirty one percent have ever tried to lose weight.

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Drug Use

Thirty nine percent of Vermillion residents have ever used marijuana or hashish. Sixteen percent of people living here have ever used cocaine, crack cocaine, heroin or methamphetamine. Sixteen percent have ever used any form of cocaine, such as powder, 'crack', 'free base', and coca paste. Nine percent have ever used methamphetamines.

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Diabetes

Ten percent of people living in Vermillion have ever been told by a doctor or health professional that they have diabetes. Fifty seven percent of people had a blood test for high sugar or diabetes within the past three years. Two percent of city residents are currently taking insulin.

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Kidney Conditions-Urology

Vermillion residents 20 years and older on average get up to urinate one time at night (from time they go to bed at night until the time they get up in the morning).

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Taste & Smell

Sixteen percent of Vermillion residents above the age of 40 have problems with their ability to smell, such as not being able to smell things or things not smelling the way they are supposed to. Seven percent have been having problems with their ability to taste sweet, sour, salty or bitter foods and drinks. Sixty five percent of people above the age of 40 have ever had wisdom teeth removed. Twenty one percent have ever had their tonsils removed. Fourteen percent have lost consciousness because of a head injury. Fifteen percent have ever had a broken nose or other serious injury to face or skull.

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Health Insurance

Sixty eight percent of people living in Vermillion are covered by health insurance or some other kind of health care plan.

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Blood Pressure & Cholesterol

Twenty two percent of people living in Vermillion have been ever told by a doctor or other health professional that they had hypertension (also called high blood pressure). Twenty two percent of people take their blood pressure at home. Forty three percent of people in Vermillion frequently check their blood cholesterol. Twenty one percent of people have ever been told by a doctor or other health professional that their blood cholesterol level was high.

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Dermatology

Thirty eight percent of people living in Vermillion use sunscreen.

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Mental Health

Seventeen percent of Vermillion residents 18 years old and older have usually little interest or pleasure in doing things. Twenty three percent often feel down, depressed, or hopeless. Thirty six percent of people living here have trouble falling or staying asleep, or sleep too much. Fifty percent of people often feel tired or have little energy. Nineteen percent are bothered by poor appetite or overeating. Seventeen percent often feel badly about themselves, that they are a failure or have let themselves or their families down. Thirteen percent have trouble concentrating on things, such as reading the newspaper or watching TV. Sixteen percent of people living here move or speak so slowly that other people could have noticed, or the opposite - being so fidgety or restless that they have been moving around a lot more than usual. Four percent have thoughts that they would be better off dead or of hurting themselves in some way.

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Prescription Medications

Vermillion residents on average take two prescription medicines.

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Alcohol use

Seventy three percent of people living in Vermillion have at least one alcoholic drink per month. Thirteen percent of people living here do not drink alcohol at all. People living here drink alcohol 2.8 days per month on average. They have 3.0 drinks per week. On average people living here have 5 or more drinks on eight days a year.

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Sexual Behavior

Hundred percent of Vermillion residents 18 years and older have ever had vaginal, anal or oral sex. Hundred percent of males have ever had vaginal sex with a woman. Ninety seven percent have ever performed oral sex on a woman. Sixty six percent have ever had anal sex with a woman. Four percent of males in Vermillion have ever had any kind of sex with a man, including oral or anal. Hundred percent of females have ever had vaginal sex with a man. Eighty percent have ever performed oral sex on a man. Forty nine percent have ever had anal sex. People in Vermillion were 17 years old on average when they had sex for the first time. The average man in his lifetime had any kind of sex with 51 women. He has vaginal sex with 48 women. People living here were on average 20 years old when they first performed oral sex on a woman. In their lifetime they performed oral sex on average on eight women. People in Vermillion were 22 years old on average when they first performed oral sex on a man. Eight percent of people use protection, like a condom or dental dam, while performing oral sex. The average person in Vermillion has vaginal or anal sex 103 times a year. Forty four percent have sex without using a condom. Forty one percent of men 18 years old and older are circumcised.

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Pesticide Use

Thirteen percent of households in Vermillion use chemical products in their homes to control fleas, roaches, ants, termites or other insects. Two percent use chemical products in their lawns or gardens to kill weeds.

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Sleep Disorders

Vermillion residents 16 years and older usually get seven hours of sleep at night on weekdays or workdays. Seventeen percent of them have trouble sleeping.

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Smoking-Cigarette Use

Thirty seven percent of Vermillion residents currently smoke cigarettes.

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Physical Activity

Twelve percent of Vermillion residents' work involve vigorous-intensity activity that causes large increases in breathing or heart rate, like carrying or lifting heavy loads, digging or construction work for at least 10 minutes continuously. Twenty nine percent of people do moderate-intensity activities at work that cause small increases in breathing or heart rate such as brisk walking or carrying light loads for at least 10 minutes continuously. Thirty two percent walk or bicycle for at least 10 minutes continuously to get to and from places. Nineteen percent do any vigorous-intensity sports, fitness or recreational activities that cause large increases in breathing or heart rate like running or basketball for at least 10 minutes continuously. Thirty seven percent do any moderate-intensity sports, fitness or recreational activities that cause a small increase in breathing or heart rate such as brisk walking, bicycling, swimming or golf for at least 10 minutes continuously. People living here spend six hours sitting on a typical day (this includes sitting at work, at home, getting to and from places, or with friends, including time spent sitting at a desk, traveling in a car or bus, reading, playing cards, watching television or using a computer). They usually sit and watch TV or videos for about two hours per day. They use a computer or play computer games (including Playstation, Nintendo DS, or other portable video games) outside of work or school for 0.8 hours per day.

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Medical Conditions

Six percent of Vermillion residents have ever been told by a doctor or other health professional that they had asthma. Four percent of people living here has anemia, sometimes called "tired blood" or "low blood". Five percent of people 16 years and older have ever been told by a doctor or other health care professional that they had psoriasis. Thirty one percent are overweight. Seventeen percent of people 60 years and older have difficulties in thinking or remembering that can make a big difference in everyday activities (this does not refer to occasionally forgetting your keys or the name of someone you recently met). This refers to things like confusion or memory loss that are happening more often or getting worse. Eleven percent of people living in Vermillion have ever received a blood transfusion. Fourteen percent have trouble seeing, even when wearing glasses or contact lenses. Eleven percent of people 20 and older have arthritis. Four percent have ever been told they had gout. Two percent have congestive heart failure. Three percent have coronary heart disease. One percent have angina, also called angina pectoris. Five percent have ever had a heart attack, also called myocardial infarction. One percent have been ever told by a doctor or other health professional that they had a stroke. Five percent have another thyroid problem. Three percent of people had any kind of liver condition. Nine percent have ever had cancer or a malignancy of any kind.

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Reproductive Health

Fifty six percent of births in Vermillion were vaginal deliveries. Forty four percent of deliveries were cesarean. 97.1 percent of deliveries resulted in live births. Sixty two percent of pregnancies resulted in a delivery. Eighty nine percent of women breastfeed their children. Fifty nine percent have ever taken birth control pills for any reason. Eight percent of women are currently taking birth control pills. Thirty five percent have ever used Depo-Provera or injectable birth control to prevent pregnancy.

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Current Health Status

People living in Vermillion report their general health condition on average at 53 percent. Four percent of them donate blood. Excluding tests they have had as part of blood donations, 32 percent of Vermillion residents have ever had their blood tested for the AIDS virus infection. Eight percent of people living in Vermillion are left-handed.

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Consumer Behavior

People in Vermillion spend $417 per month on average on food for their families at supermarkets or grocery stores. This is 20 percent of their income. The average family in Vermillion spends $124 on food at other stores monthly. This is seven percent of their income. They spend $160 on eating out, including cafeterias at work or at school or on vending machines. This is six percent of their income. They also spend $28 monthly on carried out or delivered food. This is one percent of their income.

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Audiometry

People living in Vermillion report their general condition of hearing on average at 81 percent. Ninety three percent of them can usually hear and understand, without the use of a hearing aid or any other listening devices, what a person says without seeing his or her face if that person whispers to them from across a quiet room. Ninety eight percent of people can hear a normal voice across a quiet room. Seven percent of Vermillion population have been bothered by ringing, roaring or buzzing in their ears or head. Thirty nine percent of people living here have ever had a job where they were exposed to loud sounds or noise. Loud means so loud that they must speak in a raised voice to be heard. Ten percent of people in Vermillion had off-work exposure to loud noise.

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Preventive Aspirin Use

Twenty two percent of Vermillion residents 40 and older take a low-dose aspirin each day to prevent heart attacks, strokes or cancer.

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Physical Functioning

Fifteen percent of Vermillion residents 20 or older have limitations caused by a long-term physical, mental or emotional problems or illnesses keeping them from working at a job or business. Sixteen percent are limited in the kind or amount of work they can do because of physical, mental or emotional problems. Five percent have difficulty walking without using any special equipment. Five percent are limited in any way because of difficulty remembering or because they experience periods of confusion. Four percent of people here have health problems that require them to use special equipment, such as a cane, wheelchair, special bed or special telephone.

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